Unemployed Disabled Persons

asked the Minister of Labour if he will undertake a survey of registered unemployed disabled men in Scotland in order to ascertain the full extent to which the present provisions of Remploy factories should be extended.

asked the Minister of Labour what steps he is taking to provide work for those who are registered disabled unemployed but who are not severely enough disabled to be eligible for employment with Remploy.

My disablement resettlement officers endeavour to find employment in ordinary industry for registered disabled persons who are not in need of sheltered employment. The Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944, places an obligation on employers to employ a quota of such persons.